semirural

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Recent Examples of semirural An evacuation order also was issued for residents of the Wilton area in semirural southeastern Sacramento County. Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2023 In the wake of apparent ruin, the family relocated from a town house in Harlem, with good furniture and servants, and a summer home on the beach, to the wilds of semirural Brooklyn. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022 Limón is committed to giving agency to her semirural home. Edna Bonhomme, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2022 And yet those Americans, along with their neighbors in semirural suburban communities, play an outsize role in American electoral politics. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 13 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for semirural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semirural
Adjective
  • Fish caught near urban areas contained nearly three times more PFOS and overall PFAS than those caught in nonurban locations, the study found.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023
  • But so did 55 percent of the nonurban coyote feces.
    Bethany Brookshire, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2022
Adjective
  • The Monoculture Problem Just as agricultural monocultures make ecosystems vulnerable to disease, cognitive monocultures make human societies vulnerable to manipulation and groupthink.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The land could be returned to agricultural use after the project is completed, Aaron Menenberg, Idaho policy manager at Renewable Northwest, previously told the Idaho Statesman.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This era saw the rise of factories and reduction in agrarian economy.
    Ankit Pathak, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • What to Know About Tuscan Style Rooted in the agrarian villas and farmhouses of the Italian countryside, classic Tuscan design celebrates its heritage, authenticity, and deep connection with the land through the use of natural, aged materials.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Semirural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semirural. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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